Advice for a Safe Road Trip to Bali in a Private Vehicle

A safe holiday during the pandemic is now being replaced by a road trip to Bali in your vehicle.

Road trips are said to be able to reduce travel expenses in addition to reducing contact with foreigners on public transportation.

To do a road trip, however, obviously requires more planning than using public transit to ensure that the journey is both safe and comfortable.

According to individuals who have done it previously, the following advice will help you drive safely to Bali:

1. Maintaining Body Health

The drive by car to Bali is lengthy. in particular, if you leave from Jabodetabek.

As said by Reymond Adnan Ibrahim (35), the physical and mental body must be prime for this trip. We recommend that you prepare supplies of medicines and warm drinks for the trip.

Before the trip, you should also get enough rest, so that when the road trip starts, the body is in good health and well-rested.

2. Bring Important Items

Julian Ryan Karsten (29) suggests bringing essential items that must be in the car for a safe and comfortable trip.

The influencer, who is familiarly called Ryan, took a vacation to Bali with a road trip at the end of August 2020.

"Dinner in the car to save time, snacks, cool box for cold drinks, very important vitamins, personal medicines, jackets because it was very cold on the trip," he said.

You are also required to bring wet wipes, hand sanitizer, and disinfectant. Don't forget the toll card. According to Ryan, sunglasses are also important when you enter Bali, the air is very hot and the light is very bright when driving a car.

Don't forget to bring a first aid kit that contains initial treatment for injuries and accidents, as well as essential medicines.

3. Bring the necessary items

This applies if you are traveling with a large family. If the number of people in one car is quite full, the items that are brought should be as necessary.

This is so that the car is not getting narrower because of the large number of people. In addition, of course, so that the trip remains comfortable.

4. Do a Swab Test or Rapid Test

The next thing is to do a swab test or rapid test before going to Bali. One of the conditions for tourists to enter the Bali area is to show a letter that has a negative Covid-19 test result.

Later there will be an examination of the test results at Gilimanuk Harbor, Bali. If you haven't taken the test yet, said Ryan, you will be escorted by an officer to do the test. So it's better if you do the test first in the area of origin.

5. Change Driving

When on a road trip, it's a good idea to travel with someone who can take turns driving so you can take turns driving before you get really tired. Travel is faster and safer.

“The four of us go and every three hours we take turns driving because everyone can drive. Every three hours, we take turns driving to stay focused,” said Ryan.

6. Don't Drive If You're Sleepy

If you go alone on a road trip like Reymond did, then you should rest by sleeping if you start to feel sleepy.

"If you feel sleepy, pull over for a while, even if it's only for 30 minutes. Because it's really dangerous if we fall asleep and an accident can happen in an instant,” said Reymond.

7. Degree Folding Mattress

The alternative to being able to rest in the car is to roll out a folding mattress in the car as Ryan did.

The car seat in the middle is folded, so the car room feels more spacious. They lay out a folding mattress there so that after driving the person whose turn had just finished could lie down to sleep in the car.

8. Don't Forget to Fill the Gasoline

Another important thing that is often forgotten is filling gas. At that time, Ryan forgot to fill up with gas, so he had to leave the toll road in the middle of the road to fill up with gas.

"Every time there is a gas station, it is recommended to fill it with gasoline. Because of our experience, we are busy chatting and delaying filling up our gas, we have to exit the toll road twice in the middle of the road because the gas has run out, it doesn't even blink anymore," he said.

He was also grateful to be able to find a 24-hour gas station as soon as he exited the toll road. That's because, after 300 kilometers and above, the distance from one gas station to another is getting farther away.

9. Check Car Condition

The last thing is to check the condition of the car and make sure the car is in prime condition and strong to carry on long trips.

Starting from the condition of the engine, brakes, to tire pressure, it's a good idea if you do a car service before leaving.

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